Arndale Centre security staff commended for rescuing man threatening to take his life

Arndale Centre security guards who have received an award for rescuing a suicidal man from the roof of the shopping centre. L-R: Hassan Iqbal, PCSO James Southworth, Zain Kiyani, PC Graham Hartley, Munir Qureshi.

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Speaking a few months after the incident last year, he said: “If they hadn’t been there and done what they did I wouldn’t be alive now, it is as simple as that. I had gone up there to jump and it was only their intervention that stopped me.

“They put themselves at risk to save me and I can’t thank them enough.”

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Zain Kiyani, Accrington Arndale Centre manager, said: “The commendations that they have received reflect Munir and Hassan’s exceptional behaviour in going the extra mile to save a young man’s life.

“Having worked with the Samaritans to provide training for our on-site team in how to deal with those threatening suicide, we are very proud of Munir and Hassan’s bravery in putting theory into practice when faced with a difficult situation.”